The Wild's Captain has some harsh words for his team.

The Wild's Captain has some harsh words for his team.

After another brutal loss last night, their 6th in a row and their 12th in the last 14 games, Mikko Koivu shared his feelings with the media. And while many have put the onus for the Wild;s troubles on the goaltending, which to be fair has been very

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After another brutal loss last night, their 6th in a row and their 12th in the last 14 games, Mikko Koivu shared his feelings with the media. And while many have put the onus for the Wild;s troubles on the goaltending, which to be fair has been very weak, or on the work of Head Coach Mike Yeo, Koivu made it clear that it was one man, or one position that was the root of the problem for the Wild.
“It’s not one thing or two things. It’s a lot of things that have to change. The way we play, the way we do things on a daily basis. It’s everything. Every single detail. Everything. It has to be better. With this effort and the kind of game we’ve been playing lately, it’s embarrassing and every single guy should feel that.”
Those were Koivu's comments to Mike Russo of the Star Tribune, and it's clear he's calling out his entire team to step up their game, something the team must respond to immediately if they expect to have any shot at making the post season. Parise's comments were perhaps the most damning of all however:
“We’re not getting out of it,” Parise said. “We’re so easy to play against. We lose battles, we don’t bump off draws, the details of our game are terrible. We don’t even make it hard on the other team. They tic-tac-toe right around us. Can’t happen.”
The Wild are currently 8 points out of a playoff spot, a change needs to come and fast or this season will be over.

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